Artists in Crime
Title | Artists in Crime PDF eBook |
Author | Ngaio Marsh |
Publisher | Felony & Mayhem Press |
Total Pages | 365 |
Release | 2012-12-15 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1937384284 |
A model is murdered in this “first-rate” detective story by the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master (Kirkus Reviews). On a ship traveling back to England, Miss Agatha Troy finds Inspector Roderick Alleyn tedious and dull; he thinks she’s a bohemian cliché. They may be destined for romance, but there’s a murder in the way: No sooner has Alleyn settled in to his mother’s house, eager for a relaxing end to his vacation, than he gets a call that a model has been stabbed at the artists’ community down the road. And the talented Miss Troy is one of the community’s most prominent and outspoken members . . . “The doyenne of traditional mystery writers.” —The New York Times
Art & Crime
Title | Art & Crime PDF eBook |
Author | Stefan Koldehoff |
Publisher | Seven Stories Press |
Total Pages | 351 |
Release | 2022-07-12 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1644211203 |
A thrilling, eye-popping look at true crime in the billion-dollar art world. The art world is one of the most secretive of global businesses, and the list of its crimes runs long and deep. Today, with prices in the hundreds of millions for individual artworks, and billionaires' collections among the most conspicuous and liquid of their assets, crime is more rampant than ever in this largely unregulated universe. Increased prices and globalization have introduced new levels of fraud and malfeasance into the art world--everything from "artnapping," in which an artwork is held hostage and only returned for a ransom, to forgery and tax fraud. However, the extent of the economic and cultural damage that results from criminality in the global art scene rarely comes to light. The stories of high-stakes, brazen art crimes told by art experts Stefan Koldehoff and Tobias Timm are by turns thrilling, disturbing, and unbelievable (the imagination for using art to commit crimes seems boundless). The authors also provide a well-founded analysis of what needs to change in the art market and at museums. From the authors of False Pictures, Real Money (about the Beltracchi art forgery case), Art and Crime includes a chapter on art owned by Donald Trump. It is a thoroughly researched, explosive, and highly topical book that uncovers the extraordinary and multifarious thefts of art and cultural objects around the world.
The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries
Title | The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries PDF eBook |
Author | Ngaio Marsh |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 586 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Detective and mystery stories, English |
ISBN | 9780002241991 |
Death in a White Tie
Title | Death in a White Tie PDF eBook |
Author | Ngaio Marsh |
Publisher | Felony & Mayhem Press |
Total Pages | 375 |
Release | 2012-12-15 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1937384314 |
A high-society homicide is the talk of the London season . . .“Marsh’s writing is a pleasure.” —The Seattle Times It’s debutante season in London, and that means giggles and tea-dances, white dresses and inappropriate romances . . ..and much too much champagne. And, apparently, a blackmailer, which is where Inspector Roderick Alleyn comes in. The social whirl is decidedly not Alleyn’s environment, so he brings in an assistant in the form of Lord “Bunchy” Gospell, everybody’s favorite uncle. Bunchy is more than lovable; he’s also got some serious sleuthing skills. But before he can unmask the blackmailer, a murder is announced. And everyone suddenly stops giggling . . . “It’s time to start comparing Christie to Marsh instead of the other way around.” —New York Magazine “[Her] writing style and vivid characters and settings made her a mystery novelist of world renown.” —The New York Times
Crime Against Nature
Title | Crime Against Nature PDF eBook |
Author | Gwenn Seemel |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Total Pages | 132 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1387682504 |
An Artist in Crime
Title | An Artist in Crime PDF eBook |
Author | Rodrigues Ottolengui |
Publisher | BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | 198 |
Release | 2018-05-23 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 373268606X |
Reproduction of the original: An Artist in Crime by Rodrigues Ottolengui
Art Fraud Detective
Title | Art Fraud Detective PDF eBook |
Author | Anna Nilsen |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780753411957 |
Some of the priceless masterpieces have been stolen from the Town Gallery and replaced with forgeries, and it's up to you spot the clues and identify the fakes. This spot-the-difference game also contains facts about paintings, tips on the techniques of the Old Masters and a glossary of art terms.